On Saturday, August 8, a group of 31 shooters from Bega, Bermagui, Bombala, Canberra, Tumut, Mallacoota, Cooma Field & Game and Cooma Gun Clubs contested the monthly, Down the Line (DTL) shoot held at Berridale.

Weather conditions were excellent, with the sun shining and very little wind, making the targets easy to see, which resulted in some great scores shot.

The program consisted of 20 target double barrel continental cash divide, 50 target double barrel continental championship and 30 target double barrel.

This shoot was also the inaugural inter club challenge between Cooma Field & Game and the Cooma Gun Club, a bit of friendly rivalry was displayed on the day. Cooma Field & Game were the victors on the day with the score of 550/600 to Cooma Gun Clubs score of 536/600.

The second half of the challenge was to be held at the Field & Game range at Middlingbank last Sunday, where the sort after trophy would have been won (results to come).

The idea behind the fun is for shooters to meet other shooters and to try out the different disciplines first hand.

Results are as follows:

Event 1: 20 target double barrel continental graded cash divide

AA: J. Barron, C. Davis & D. Crane 20/20,

A: G. Mills, D. Blewitt & P. Ewart 20/20.

B: A. Fairfield Smith & F. Lucccarda 19/20, B. Smith, C. Brownlie & A. Mower 17/20

C: B. Moffitt 19/20, P. Rumph, R. Warner & O. Mower 17/20

Event 2: 50 target double barrel continental championship

OVERALL: J. Barron 60/60

AA 1st:C. Davis 59/60, AA 2nd: D. Crane 78/79

A 1st: G. Mills 55/57, A 2nd:S. McIntyre 54/57.

B 1st: C. Brownlie 51/54, B 2nd: A. Mower 61/65

C 1st: B. Moffitt 56/63, C 2nd:  C. Thistleton 55/63

Event 3: 30 double barrel

AA 1st: C. Smith 41/41

AA 2nd: C. Davis 40/41

A 1st: P. Ewart 29/30

A 2nd: S. McIntyre 40/42

B 1st: F. Luccarda 29/30

B 2nd: A. Fairfield Smith 28/30

C 1st: R. Warner 28/30

C 2nd: B. Moffitt 25/30

High Gun:  Chris Davis 100/100

The next down the line shoot for the Cooma Gun Club will be held on September 12 starting at 10am. The club will be holding a 100 target ball trap shoot on Sunday, August 30, also starting at 10am. Any enquiries phone James Barron on 6454 3015 or Peter Ewart on 6454 3174.